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Grinder1989

12-23-2007, 07:43 PM

I finally got my computer together and my video card on the way.

Dual core 2.0ghz
1 gig of ram
300 gigs of hard drive space
DVD rom

and my new card is on its way. What do you guys think? Good choice? Maybe now I can max out PK.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161174

silentninja

12-23-2007, 08:36 PM

Asus Crosshair,4 gigs Patriot pc2-6400 800mhz 5-5-5-12,2.0v. AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core 6400+ 3.21 ghz 2x 70 gig rapture.320gig seagate.i dont have a good card though..or cards,nvidia 8500 gt 512..oh and a Logitech G5 lazer mouse, but room for better.We get what we can afford..or save lol,and the next post will blow this build away...Next:D

Luigibuddy

12-24-2007, 03:47 AM

My new computer should be arriving the 28th:

Geforce 8800GTX, 4GB RAM, Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, 500GB hd.

How fast will be the loading times? I'm going to uninstall overdose if they're over 20 seconds long.

fleabay

12-24-2007, 04:40 AM

Asus Crosshair,4 gigs Patriot pc2-6400 800mhz 5-5-5-12,2.0v. AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core 6400+ 3.21 ghz 2x 70 gig rapture.320gig seagate.i dont have a good card though..or cards,nvidia 8500 gt 512..oh and a Logitech G5 lazer mouse, but room for better.We get what we can afford..or save lol,and the next post will blow this build away...Next:D

Sounds like my kind of computer. Nothing I can complain about, which is odd.

I love me some AMD/ASUS/nVidia

Greybeard

12-24-2007, 10:32 AM

... I'm going to uninstall overdose if they're over 20 seconds long...
I've got a similarly spec'd system. Install Powermad or put in the Mindware 'fix' and you'll have no problem. Have fun :)

Greybeard

Spieler

12-24-2007, 11:54 AM

I love me some AMD/ASUS/nVidia

same here!

Peppins

12-24-2007, 12:11 PM

I finally got my computer together and my video card on the way.

Dual core 2.0ghz
1 gig of ram
300 gigs of hard drive space
DVD rom

and my new card is on its way. What do you guys think? Good choice? Maybe now I can max out PK.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161174

buy an 8800GT, it's more powerful ;)

Grinder1989

12-24-2007, 01:42 PM

I'd buy an 8800 but I'm broke right now. My job doesn't give me many hours during the winter. Nice comps guys, I wish I could compete lol. But I'm excited. Finally out of single core and AGP.

silentninja

12-24-2007, 08:32 PM

[/B]Sorry but thats what i built with what i had,I wish i could have 2 8800 gtx's..but its all i could afford for now...600 a pop is big bucks even if i were rich.....lol..

Luigibuddy

12-25-2007, 06:09 AM

I've got a similarly spec'd system. Install Powermad or put in the Mindware 'fix' and you'll have no problem. Have fun :)

Greybeard

That's great. Thanks.

kalme

12-26-2007, 05:10 PM

Luigi, take a look here (http://www.darkscorner.de/forums/viewtopic.php?p=17555#17555) to see how my Overdose loading times a) improved after applying the loading hack and b) improved further after upgrading my system to a Core2Duo 6750@3.2 GHz, 4GiB RAM and Overdose on a Raid 0 harddisc setup (video card 7800gt). All the times are <= 15 seconds, so you shouldn't have a problem getting < 20 seconds.

Grinder1989

12-27-2007, 08:16 PM

My loading time is roughly 30-45 seconds. I'm not impressed with OD at all. I'm actually disappointed. Very cool levels, but to me, it is never what the first PK was. Looks like they tried too hard on this one. :(

Luigibuddy

01-05-2008, 07:44 PM

Luigi, take a look here (http://www.darkscorner.de/forums/viewtopic.php?p=17555#17555) to see how my Overdose loading times a) improved after applying the loading hack and b) improved further after upgrading my system to a Core2Duo 6750@3.2 GHz, 4GiB RAM and Overdose on a Raid 0 harddisc setup (video card 7800gt). All the times are <= 15 seconds, so you shouldn't have a problem getting < 20 seconds.

Ohhhh thanks, I'll be trying that next week.